Chapter 150: Venerables

Chapter 150: Venerables

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These demons changed the entire world, but for us, it doesn't seem like it because we never experienced how the world was before this… Of course, so, in the end, this is often treated as tales, myths, or legends, and not as actual history.
Although I am sure that other people might do.
Though the persecution of technology users seems to be something big, as technology is qualified as a taboo, yet that one bastard had a lot.
I also asked about the Immortal Venerable figures across history, and it seems that they are some big stuff. Each Era had an Immortal Venerable that brought a change to the world in one way or another.
Immortal Venerable are Cultivators who reached Rank 10 in Cultivation of their Mana Core and acquired the power to defy and conquer heaven and earth. However, even as strong as they were, there was still something that bound them to eventually die, Fate.
No matter how much they increased their lifespan using artifacts, grimoires, or items, in the end, there would be a cap, and they would… die out of old age.
Yeah… it seems that it is like that.
But what about the soul? Yeah, we see souls around and there are Undead, couldn't the Venerable Immortals be brought back through necromancy or death magic?
In a way, yes, but actually no.
I don't know the details, but they said there are mythological places across the world, such as the Gate of Life and Death where souls of these Immortal Venerable are sealed by Fate.
Others say that their souls are present somewhere, waiting to one day be able to revive when Fate weakens as it is suppressing such a chance.
It is said that if Fate and the Will of Yggdrasil discover those that defy fate, Heavenly Tribulations and Calamities befall them.
Quite literally, the entire world splits open and attacks the user with everything it has… Terrifying.
And this is just common knowledge that folks know, whew.
Anyways, aside from this, I asked about the Eras, but they are common mortals, so they don't know their names in detail, but they do know that there are many up until the present.
However, they do know about the Immortal Venerable, and through some conversations with the whole family of hunters, I came to a better understanding of each Era and they're venerable… Of course, they didn't know the details nor the names of each venerable, but these are usually things taught to people in churches as they grow.
Here's the list I made:
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Odin, Ymir, and all the Gods.
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Primordial Fairy of Life and Nature Immortal Venerable, Oberon (Elf) (The Protector)
Moon Princess of Starlight Immortal Venerable (Dark Elf) (The Knowledgeable)
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Savage Sun Flare Demon Venerable (Fire Giant) (The Destroyer)
Onyx Hammer Blacksmith Demon Venerable (Dwarf) (The Blacksmith)
Divine Heaven Path Immortal Venerable (Human/Half-Aesir) (The Successor)
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Dream-Seeking Fox Demon Venerable (Fox-kin beast-woman) (The Dreamer)
Heaven-Defying Providence Immortal Venerable (Human) (The Fortunate)
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Crimson Blood Lord Demon Venerable (Human/Vampire) (The Bloodthirsty)
Ice Queen Immortal Venerable (Ice Giant) (The Queen)
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In my resume, there have been nine Immortal Venerables in all of history! And some of them are also Demon Venerables.
You see… Immortal Venerables are those that were good people and did good deeds for the better of all the world and were righteous, while the Demon Venerable is the title given to those that were Demons, meaning, that stray from the path of righteousness and do vile acts, such as plundering, killing innocents, all for power…
The factions of Righteous and Demon Cultivators had always been a thing here. I guess we could be considered to be righteous, as we haven't gone killing innocent people nor we are looking for trouble.
We killed bandits but I am sure that we would be rewarded for that instead.
And I would assume that this faction thingy might apply more for stronger cultivators, not for us folk… Wait, I am very strong…
Also, these guys are the ones that reached Rank 10, many only got to Rank 9 and never were able to cross the gap, it seems that the knowledge and understanding of something important are needed for that.
As I could see, there was a big variety of Venerables, from all the Eras up until now…
The most recent Venerable was the Ice Queen Immortal Venerable, and she was also an Ice Giant, to boot. She lived approximately 100k years ago, and like any Venerable, she died due to her lifespan ending.
She is the most known because she was both the most recent and also an Ice Giant, so pretty much every sect in Jotunheim and Niflheim was affected by her doctrine. She was a firm, often cold, and also expressionless woman, it was said that although she was expressionless, she was a good leader, and she looked for cooperation between the races and harmony, she acted as a great ruler while she lived, and established many new righteous sects cross the entire world.
It was thanks to her that the reputation that Giants had with other races was lessened, as she was seen as an amazing venerable that finally brought an era of peace after the Demon Venerable before her died…
And this was… Crimson Blood Lord Demon Venerable.
This was a man, a mysterious and malicious man that took the lives of millions of innocents to raise to the level of power he had. He was an otherworldly demon and had the Unique Skill [Vampire Progenitor] which essentially made him the first vampire of this world.
He slaughtered people and absorbed their life essence through drinking their blood, hastening the cultivation of his Blood Attribute Mana Core, the Attribute he had mastered, which was late introduced across the world.
He had terrorized the world for thousands of years until he finally kicked the bucket due to his lifespan ending. Yes, even a damn Vampire died because his lifespan ended in here… Don't blame me please, I didn't make the rules here.
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